Allow retired defence personnel to return home: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to grant special permission to defence personnel who have...
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Indigenous defence industry seeks govt help
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Indigenous defence industry players have appealed to the government to support them following the corona crisis in order to prevent...
Defence unified commanders’ conference postponed amid corona threat
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The annual meeting of three armed force services and the Ministry of Defence to plan India’s long term security and...
Defence Ministry urges states to release disaster funds to Cantt boards
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Defence Ministry has requested states to release the disaster response fund to cantonment boards to intensify their fight against...
Covid-19 patient in Delhi’s Defence Colony dies, son battles for life
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) As Covid-19 outbreak is resulting in more infections and the death count rising with each passing day, the reality hit...
Tablighi Jamaat lawyer offers defence (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi is an Advocate-on-Record practicing at the Supreme Court. He has been practicing law for 15 years and...
COVID-19: Defence Colony turns fortress after 3 of family test positive
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A thick layer of dust on vehicles parked on deserted roads, police patrolling units deployed at almost every junction of...
Defence PSUs, OFB pitch in to fight against COVID-19
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) As the country battles against the coronavirus, the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) of the...
Defence ministry mobilises ex-servicemen in fight against COVID-19
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has mobilised services of ex-servicemen community of armed forces as a part of augmentation of...
Trump uses defence powers to force GM to make ventilators
New York, March 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has invoked special defence powers to force auto giant General Motors to make ventilators urgently needed...
NZ Defence Force reports 7 COVID-19 cases
Wellington, March 27 (IANS) The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) on Friday confirmed seven coronavirus cases among its members, a spokesman confirmed. The seven cases...
COVID-19: Rajnath Singh reviews defence forces preparedness
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Amid rising Coronavirus cases in India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed preparedness of the forces to tackle the...
Russia maintains strategic parity with NATO: Defence Minister
Moscow, March 26 (IANS) Russia manages to maintain strategic parity with NATO due to the combat potential of the Russian Armed Forces, which has more...
Australian Defence Force suspends non-essential personnel
Canberra, March 24 (IANS) The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has decided to temporarily suspend non-essential personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan due to the coronavirus pandemic....
Draft defence procurement procedure: India can now take military equipment on lease (Ld)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) From warships to transport aircraft, India now can formally take military equipment on lease from a friendly country. Ministry of...
Draft defence procurement procedure: India can now take military equipment on lease
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS ) From warships to transport aircraft, India now can formally take military equipment on lease from a friendly country. Ministry...
US slaps sanctions on Syrian Defence Minister over Idlib
Washington, March 18 (IANS) The US has imposed sanctions on Syrian Defence Minister Ali Abdullah Ayoub for his alleged actions of ceasefire obstruction in northern...
Defence Ministry spent Rs 26.12cr in 2019-20 on legal matters
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India’s armed forces spent Rs 26.12 crore in legal expenses in the financial year 2019-20 up to February 2020, Defence...
US to enhance defence position in Middle East
Washington, March 14 (IANS) A top American General said that the US was enhancing its defence position in the Middle East after the latest tit-for-tat...
Bolsonaro solidifies Brazil’s defence ties with US
Miami, March 9 (IANS) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the US Southern Command headquarters here to discuss regional security, where he witnessed the signing of...